Pre-Release Access to Official Statistics: Forestry Statistics and Forestry Facts & Figures

Last updated: September 2020

Next update due: September 2021

Introduction

Our arrangements for pre-release access to Official Statistics are described in a Pre-Release Access Statement.

This document supplements the statement by giving the names and/or job titles of all those persons to whom pre-release access has been granted to Forestry Statistics and Forestry Facts & Figures, as follows:

- Part 1 provides a list of those receiving pre-release access to the Official Statistics in their final form for briefing purposes. As this is a release covering Great Britain, the pre-release access period is limited to 24 hours.
- Part 2 provides a list of those receiving pre-release access for quality assurance purposes.

The justification for giving advance access to each listed recipient will be available on request.

Sheila Ward Forest Research Part 1: Pre-release access to final form (24 hours)

(last updated September 2020)

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

- Tim Brooks, Head of Trees, Woodlands & Forestry Policy
- Ralph Weir, Forestry Policy Adviser
- Adam Bealby, Deputy Head of Communications
- Phoebe Brown, Communications Officer

Forestry Commission:

- Ian Gambles, Chief Executive Officer
- Richard Greenhous, Director of Forest Services
- Steph Rhodes, Delivery Director for the England Tree Planting Programme
- Anna Brown, Head of Plant Health Forestry and Contingency
- Joe Watts, Head of Sustainable Forest Management
- Mark Broadmeadow, Principal Adviser, Climate Change
- Ian Tubby, Principal Adviser, Business and Markets
- Penny Oliver, National Team Manager, Sustainable Forest Management
- David Cross, Evidence & Analysis Manager

Forestry England:

- Michael Seddon, Chief Executive
- James Simpson, Director of Operations – Forestry and Land Management
- John Stride, Policy and Insight Manager
- Stuart Burgess, Media Relations Manager

Scottish Government:

- Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change & Land Reform

- Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Tourism

- Minister for Rural Affairs and Natural Environment

- Bridget Campbell, Director, Environment and Forestry Forest Research: Statistics

- Kate Higgins, Special Adviser

Scottish Forestry:

- Dave Signorini, Chief Executive
- Alan Hampson, Head of Standards, Evidence, Expertise and Policy
- Bob Frost, Policy Adviser for Sustainable Forest Management
- Jason Hubert, Head of Business Development
- Brendan Callaghan, Head of Operational Delivery
- Helen Sellars, Head of Sustainable Forest Management
- John Dougan, Head of Operational Development
- Jim Dewar, Head of Tree Health
- Pat Snowdon, Head of Economics
- Jonathan Taylor, Head of Secretariat
- Steve Williams, Press officer

Forestry and Land Scotland:

- Simon Hodgson, Chief Executive
- Trefor Owen, Director Land Management
- Michael Hymers, Director Corporate Support
- Gwen Hamilton, Head of Communications, Marketing & Media
- Paul Munro, Press Officer

Welsh Government:

- PS First Minister

- PS Minister for the Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs

- PS Minister for Finance and Trefnydd

- PS Permanent Secretary

- Peter Greening, Head of Cabinet Division

- Daniel Butler, Special Adviser

- Tim Render, Director for Land, Nature and Forestry Division

- Gian Marco Currado, Director for Environment and Marine

- Ceri Witchard, Deputy Director for Land, Nature and Forestry Division

- Elizabeth Lyon, Head of Forest Resources Policy Branch Forest Research: Statistics

- John Travis, Head of Forestry Reform

- Heledd Owen, Head of Communications and Marketing, Natural Resources Dept

- Simon Jenkins, Head of News

Natural Resources Wales:

- Dominic Driver, Head of Land Stewardship

Forest Research:

- James Pendlebury, Chief Executive
- Clare Parker, Head of Communications Part 2: Pre-release access for quality assurance

(last updated August 2020)

Expert Group on Timber & Trade Statistics:

- Nick Boulton, Timber Trade Federation
- Alan Christison, Jim Wilmer & Sons
- Neil Cowan, James Jones & Sons Ltd
- Michael Fairgrieve, Northern Ireland Forest Service
- Jason Hubert, Scottish Forestry
- Andy Leitch, Confederation of Forest Industries (UK)
- David Leslie, James Jones & Sons Ltd
- Nigel Manley, Balcas Timber Ltd
- Wally North, Forestry England
- Richard Palmer, AW Jenkinson Forest Products
- Stephen Stanley, Scottish Woodlands
- David Symons, Euroforest Ltd
- Ian Tubby, Forestry Commission
- Peter van-Velzen, Natural Resources Wales
- Rachel Chamberlain, Natural Resources Wales
- George Webb, Norbord Europe Ltd
- Mike Yerbury, Egger UK

Forestry Commission:

- Joe Watts, Head of Sustainable Forest Management

Scottish Forestry:

- Brendan Callaghan, Head of Operational Delivery

- Jonathan Taylor, Head of Secretariat

- Helen Sellars, Head of Sustainable Forest Management

- Alan Hampson, Head of Standards, Evidence, Expertise and Policy

- Jason Hubert, Head of Business Development

- Pat Snowdon, Head of Economics Forest Research: Statistics

- Kevin Lafferty, Health & Recreation Advisor

- Ross Machardie, Head of Finance and Business Support

- Gary Henderson, Senior Finance Manager

Forestry and Land Scotland:

- Mick Bottomley, Head of Marketing and Sales
- James Fletcher, GIS Support Team Manager

Natural Resources Wales:

- Dominic Driver, Head of Land Stewardship
- Richard Cardwell, Lead Statistician
- Melanie Meaden, Strategic Forestry Adviser

Northern Ireland Forest Service:

- Ben Searle, Forest Policy, Regulations, Grants and Health & Safety Function
- Richard Schaible, Head of Forestry Strategy, Planning and Silviculture

Forest Research:

- James Pendlebury, Chief Executive
- Chris Quine, Chief Scientist
- Nicol Sinclair, Head of Inventory, Forecasting & Operational Support
- Meirion Nelson, Head of Finance